Albany Medical Center

Albany Medical Center nurses who are represented by the New York State Nurses Association walked the picket line Tuesday. Hospital officials held an afternoon news conference to share what they were experiencing inside the facility.

Unionized nurses joined by elected officials and labor leaders rallied outside Albany Medical Center on Saturday ahead of a strike planned for Tuesday.

Albany Medical Center Nurses are renewing calls for hospital management to come back to the bargaining table to discuss a new contract.

Nurses at Albany Medical Center have decided to hold a one-day walkout in their contract dispute with the hospital.

As COVID cases ramp up, unionized nurses at Albany Medical Center continue working without a contract.

Nurses from Albany Medical Center assembled in front of the hospital on Sunday to highlight conditions they say may threaten nurse and patient safety, ahead of an anticipated second wave of COVID-19.

Nurses at Albany Medical Center have authorized a potential strike over their ongoing contract dispute with the hospital. 

Already trying to control the coronavirus pandemic, Albany County officials kicked off a "shoo the flu" initiative this week.

The death of actor Chadwick Boseman on August 28 from colon cancer at the age of 43 came as a shock. Perhaps best known for portraying Jackie Robinson in the film “42” and suiting up as Black Panther, Boseman had been diagnosed at stage 3 in 2016, but never spoke publicly about it, privately undergoing countless surgeries and chemotherapy, according to his family.

During the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare workers have been on the front lines — pulling long shifts in often dangerous conditions. Here is one nurse's story.

The death of a man in his 50s with underlying health issues Thursday night was the 12th coronavirus death in Albany County. Meantime, county officials continue to urge people to practice social distancing, especially during Passover and Easter.

Cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the Capital Region, and area hospitals are scrambling to keep up.

COVID-19's sweep through the Capital Region is being closely watched by government and health officials.

Albany Medical Center says it’s enhancing  preparedness efforts related to the novel coronavirus.

Responding to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, hospitals across the region have collaborated on a coronavirus preparedness plan.

Nurses and staff members with the New York State Nurses Association rallied in Schenectady today. As WAMC’s Lucas Willard reports, the union is negotiating for new contracts at three local hospitals.

More than 2,000 nurses at Albany Medical Center have been negotiating a contract since April 2018, when they voted for union representation. They held a rally and vigil Sunday on the steps of City Hall.

Dr. David Hart of Albany Medical Center joins Medical Monday to discuss Alzheimer's disease. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

A nurses' union is accusing Albany Medical Center of violating human trafficking law, forcing Filipino nurses to continue working there under the threat of severe financial penalties.

Hundreds of unionized Albany Medical Center nurses picketed Wednesday outside the hospital. 

Although a picket was averted, unionized nurses at Albany Medical Center continue to voice their concerns about staffing and patient care. 

A picket by unionized nurses at Albany Medical Center is off for now.

A group of unionized nurses are threatening a picket at Albany Medical Center.

Albany Medical Center is promoting from within to replace its long-time CEO.

After 25 years as president and chief executive officer of Albany Medical Center, James Barba will step down next year. Barba, who joined the Albany Med Board 40 years ago, will leave March 31, 2020. The hospital says his successor will likely be announced this summer. 

Albany Medical Center hospital is expanding its network of urgent care facilities in the Capital Region. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Monday in the Saratoga County Town of Clifton Park.

Mayor Kathy Sheehan has unveiled the third phase of Albany's Poverty Reduction Initiative. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas was at city hall for the announcement.